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right now america's debt is 53% of the total economy. deficit hawks like robert biggs by were quoted in washington times said this, the basic challenge is political and we've gotten to a situation where the spending promises we made can't be financed with the levels of taxation we've agreed upon. getting out of that dynamic requires either cutting back on the spending promises or raising taxes. those are politically explosive choices. will the president have to consider raising taxes on the middle class if he's going to be serious about taking on the debt? >> david, as you know, the president does not support raising taxes on people making less than $250,000 a year. the president recognizes that our deficits are too high and they're going to have to come down overtime. look what he's done when he came into office. he came in and cut taxes as he should have on 95% of working families, provided incentives to business to stimulate private investment. he's committed to bring the deficits down. he's outlined a very hard ambitious set of propo
right now america's debt is 53% of the total economy. deficit hawks like robert biggs by were quoted in washington times said this, the basic challenge is political and we've gotten to a situation where the spending promises we made can't be financed with the levels of taxation we've agreed upon. getting out of that dynamic requires either cutting back on the spending promises or raising taxes. those are politically explosive choices. will the president have to consider raising taxes on the...
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this is america. >> indeed it is. elijah cummings, thank you very much, and i wish you a happy easter weekend. thank you. >>> and politico's jonathan martin with the latest on the sex shop spending spree. >>> but how should the president celebrate the victory? "the daily show"'s john stewart has an idea. >> you don't have to relax in real time. pack it all into one of those '80s movie maun tajs. we're part of nature, and as we destroy nature, we destroy ourselves. it's a selfish thing to want to protect nature. i never intended to be a businessman. we made the world's best climbing equipment out of here. we realized that putting in and taking out of all these pitons was causing damage to the rock. so, i made these little soft aluminum chalks that you just put in with your fingers. and i'm a dam buster. we've been working for years to take this dam out. the reservoir behind it is only 4 feet deep-- the water gets real warm, kills a lot of the life in the river. when you take out a dam, that's a real victory. i mean, a
this is america. >> indeed it is. elijah cummings, thank you very much, and i wish you a happy easter weekend. thank you. >>> and politico's jonathan martin with the latest on the sex shop spending spree. >>> but how should the president celebrate the victory? "the daily show"'s john stewart has an idea. >> you don't have to relax in real time. pack it all into one of those '80s movie maun tajs. we're part of nature, and as we destroy nature, we destroy...
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not a great thing to be doing in america these days. we start with the senate race up in pennsylvania. joining me right now is senator arlen specter. senator specter, thank you for coming on tonight. i want you to talk about your tv ad running in pennsylvania right now. here's the ad, we're going to run it free for you. i want you to respond to why you're running it right now. here it is. let's listen. >> joe sestak. releeved of duty in the navy for creating a poor command climate. joe sestak, the worst attendance of any pennsylvania congressman. and near the bottom of the entire congress. last year alone, sestak missed 127 votes. he says the missed votes weren't important. he went campaigning instead. let's say no to no-show joe. >> and here's part of a web video your campaign put out last summer, let's watch that and we have one more to show. all three of them we're showing tonight. >> he wants you to vote for him. but doesn't vote for us. joe sestak, awol for pennsylvania. >> i'm arlen specter and i approved this message. >> here's a
not a great thing to be doing in america these days. we start with the senate race up in pennsylvania. joining me right now is senator arlen specter. senator specter, thank you for coming on tonight. i want you to talk about your tv ad running in pennsylvania right now. here's the ad, we're going to run it free for you. i want you to respond to why you're running it right now. here it is. let's listen. >> joe sestak. releeved of duty in the navy for creating a poor command climate. joe...
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somewhere in america... the slightest breeze harbors immense power. the tallest buildings leave the lightest footprints. a fifty-ton train makes barely a mark on the environment. and a country facing climate change finds climate solutions. somewhere in america, we've already answered some of the nation's toughest questions. and the over sixty thousand people of siemens are ready to do it again. siemens. answers. >>> i'm brian shactman with your cnbc "market wrap." stocks wobbling to a mix finish a flood of corporate earnings today. the dow jones industrial's up about eight points but s&p 500 slipping 1.34 points. the nasdaq added 4 points to the plus side. >>> starbucks posting better than expected and boosting its full-year outlook. shares moving higher in after-hours trading. >>> but ebay shares selling off on earnings coming in flat to slightly better than expected. and. >>> then there's boeing which finished at the to the dow. with shares soaring nearly 4% but it did lower its outlook. >>> at&t shares dipping slightly despite topping forecast. the
somewhere in america... the slightest breeze harbors immense power. the tallest buildings leave the lightest footprints. a fifty-ton train makes barely a mark on the environment. and a country facing climate change finds climate solutions. somewhere in america, we've already answered some of the nation's toughest questions. and the over sixty thousand people of siemens are ready to do it again. siemens. answers. >>> i'm brian shactman with your cnbc "market wrap." stocks...
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somewhere in america, the toughest questions are answered every day. because somewhere in america, more than sixty thousand people spend every day answering them. siemens. answers. i'm ed whitacre, from general motors. a lot of americans didn't agree with giving gm a second chance. quite frankly, i can respect that. we want to make this a company all americans can be proud of again. that's why i'm here to announce we have repaid our government loan, in full, with interest, five years ahead of the original schedule. but there's still more to do. our goal is to exceed every expectation you've set for us. we're putting people back to work, designing, building, and selling the best cars and trucks in the world. with our 100,000-mile, 5-year powertrain warranty to guarantee the quality. and the unmatched life-saving technology of onstar to help keep you safe. from new energy solutions. to the designs of tomorrow. we invite you to take a look at the new gm. >>> back to "hardball." now for the "sideshow." first of all, it's not a sideshow when it's your money
somewhere in america, the toughest questions are answered every day. because somewhere in america, more than sixty thousand people spend every day answering them. siemens. answers. i'm ed whitacre, from general motors. a lot of americans didn't agree with giving gm a second chance. quite frankly, i can respect that. we want to make this a company all americans can be proud of again. that's why i'm here to announce we have repaid our government loan, in full, with interest, five years ahead of...
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>> the health care bill is bad for america. and now you have another theme here, you know, is what the president doing here bad for america in terms of space exploration? >> what's health care got to do with the space program? two words, barack obama, his critics just like hitting his agenda as bad for america. why? you bother to ask because it's obama's. in related news, when it comes to the space race, it turns out old battles die hard. republican congressman todd aiken put out a statement. invoking the danger of catch this, the soviet union. congressman aiken wrote in his press release, the cancellation of the space shuttle's replacement will effectively leave the united states reliant upon the soviet union to grant us access to low-earth orbit. as a member of the armed services committee i'm very concerned with that possibility. well that press release was later revised to say russian federation in place of soviet union. you got to credit "huffington post" for that catch. i guess congressman aiken and his staff are still op
>> the health care bill is bad for america. and now you have another theme here, you know, is what the president doing here bad for america in terms of space exploration? >> what's health care got to do with the space program? two words, barack obama, his critics just like hitting his agenda as bad for america. why? you bother to ask because it's obama's. in related news, when it comes to the space race, it turns out old battles die hard. republican congressman todd aiken put out a...
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somewhere in america, the toughest questions are answered every day. because somewhere in america, more than sixty thousand people spend every day answering them. siemens. answers. a tornado hits, air life denver takes off... their night-vision goggles keeping the rescue mission safe... and powering those goggles-- the only battery air life trusts: duracell. trusted everywhere. to an excellent getaway. get a four-star hotel at a two-star price from hotwire and have extra money for shopping or a night out. hotwire has special deals with hotels. when hotels have unsold rooms they use hotwire to fill them, so you get them at ridiculously low prices. like four stars in chicago, hotwire hot rate from $76. hotwire.com. four-star hotels. two-star prices. ♪ h-o-t-w-i-r-e ♪ hotwire.com save big on car rentals too. from $13.95 a day.
somewhere in america, the toughest questions are answered every day. because somewhere in america, more than sixty thousand people spend every day answering them. siemens. answers. a tornado hits, air life denver takes off... their night-vision goggles keeping the rescue mission safe... and powering those goggles-- the only battery air life trusts: duracell. trusted everywhere. to an excellent getaway. get a four-star hotel at a two-star price from hotwire and have extra money for shopping or a...
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america's beverage companies have removed full-calorie soft drinks from schools, reducing beverage calories by 88%. together with schools, we're helping kids make more balanced choices every day. ♪ the smell of freshly juiced wheat grass we're helping kids make more band hand pressed shirts.y. whatever scents fill your household, purina tidy cats scoop helps neutralize odors in multiple cat homes. purina tidy cats scoop. keep your home smelling like home. nature knows just how much water vegetables need. so, to turn those vegetables into campbell's condensed soup, we don't boil it down, our chefs just add less water from the start. ♪ so many, many reasons ♪ it's so m'm! m'm! good! ♪ want to make sure allergies don't always have to keep you cooped up inside. that's why we're making it easier for everyone to find allergy solutions. by offering products like new zyrtec liquid gels. zyrtec, the fastest 24-hour allergy medicine, is now available in a liquid gel. zyrtec liquid gels work on your worst symptoms... indoors and out. you'll also get the expert advice of your walgreens pharmaci
america's beverage companies have removed full-calorie soft drinks from schools, reducing beverage calories by 88%. together with schools, we're helping kids make more balanced choices every day. ♪ the smell of freshly juiced wheat grass we're helping kids make more band hand pressed shirts.y. whatever scents fill your household, purina tidy cats scoop helps neutralize odors in multiple cat homes. purina tidy cats scoop. keep your home smelling like home. nature knows just how much water...
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. >>> well, in america today we are getting closer to fully exposing the greatest con and cover-up in this history, it involves our banks, the federal reserve, our congress, and, of course, you and me. first, though, think of the fed as the godfather in this con. >> i'm going to make him an offer you can't refuse. >> the role of "the godfather" played by former
. >>> well, in america today we are getting closer to fully exposing the greatest con and cover-up in this history, it involves our banks, the federal reserve, our congress, and, of course, you and me. first, though, think of the fed as the godfather in this con. >> i'm going to make him an offer you can't refuse. >> the role of "the godfather" played by former
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somewhere in america, the toughest questions are answered every day. because somewhere in america, more than sixty thousand people spend every day answering them. siemens. answers. so, at national, i go right past the counter... and you get to choose any car in the aisle. choose any car? you cannot be serious! okay. seriously, you choose. go national. go like a pro. >>> who has more money for november, democrats or republicans? well the democratic congressional campaign committee ended march with $26 million in cash on hand, compared to just $10 million the national republican congressional committee had in the bank. during march alone the dccc had it around $1 million while the rnc down under $10. >>> welcome back to "hardball." president obama's gearing up today to press his case for wall street cleanup. tomorrow he's going up to new york, and today about 1:30 he told cnbc's chief washington correspondent, john harwood that wall street's wild gambles have to come to an end. john harwood joins us now, along with savannah guthrie, who is a white house
somewhere in america, the toughest questions are answered every day. because somewhere in america, more than sixty thousand people spend every day answering them. siemens. answers. so, at national, i go right past the counter... and you get to choose any car in the aisle. choose any car? you cannot be serious! okay. seriously, you choose. go national. go like a pro. >>> who has more money for november, democrats or republicans? well the democratic congressional campaign committee ended...
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i think america is going to have to stay engaged very smartly. there's going to be no flipping of anyone. nothing is miraculously going to happen overnight. and it's a long-term process that's going to take time. >> hugh pope, thank you very much. the book is called "dining with al koo al qaeda." we appreciate you being on the show. before we go to break, i've kept pat toomey and maria, and the white house has commented. they say 1 million jobs saved by the stimulus. can you measure that? >> can you measure 1 million jobs? >> how can you not measure it, though? >> i mean, how do you measure it? >> ask the counties and state who is they would have fired if not for this money. >> you can't say it did nothing. you can't say they flushed the money down the it to. >> government can create a job anytime it wants. the problem is the money to pay for that has to come from somewhere, and it comes from lost opportunities -- that money doesn't grow on trees. it comes from the private sector. >> you can't can ask what has it done. >> i asked where is the mon
i think america is going to have to stay engaged very smartly. there's going to be no flipping of anyone. nothing is miraculously going to happen overnight. and it's a long-term process that's going to take time. >> hugh pope, thank you very much. the book is called "dining with al koo al qaeda." we appreciate you being on the show. before we go to break, i've kept pat toomey and maria, and the white house has commented. they say 1 million jobs saved by the stimulus. can you...
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america's favorite no calorie sweetener. ♪ >>> okay. i'll show you later. >> welcome back to "morning joe." >> i'm trying to convince pat to getten an ipad. i think i've got a hard, hard sell. >> do you want to know what was cute in the car? the driver was saying that pat calls -- is it the gps or what was -- >> no, no, no, he calls computers -- >> yeah. computers in general machines. >> that's right, machines. that's old school, baby. >> this is a great machine. >> that's right. >>> time for a look at some of today's top stories. we will start with the coast guard continuing to search the waters off louisiana on the slim chances of finding 11 workers still missing after a massive oil explosion. the burning platform sank into the gulf of mexico raising fears that 300,000 gallons of crude could spill into the water every day. that could pose a serious environmental threat, especially if the oil slick reaches the louisiana coast, some 50 miles away. >> the great concern there is the loss of life. and it is a real personal tragedy for thos
america's favorite no calorie sweetener. ♪ >>> okay. i'll show you later. >> welcome back to "morning joe." >> i'm trying to convince pat to getten an ipad. i think i've got a hard, hard sell. >> do you want to know what was cute in the car? the driver was saying that pat calls -- is it the gps or what was -- >> no, no, no, he calls computers -- >> yeah. computers in general machines. >> that's right, machines. that's old school, baby....